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Tilda Swinton to Appear at University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh Film Studies Program, with support from the Office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, will sponsor a March 14 appearance by internationally acclaimed actress Tilda Swinton, who starred as the witch in Andrew Adamson’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005). In conjunction with Swinton’s visit, the Film Studies Program will screen Derek Jarman’s Edward II (1991) March 13 and Sally Potter’s Orlando (1992) March 15. All events are at 7 p.m. in the Carnegie Museum of Art Screening Room, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Admission is free.

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LWW Nominated for 8 Saturn Awards

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films announced the nominations for the 32nd annual Saturn Awards on Feb. 15, and leading the pack is George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith, with 10 nominations. The awards will be presented May 2 in Universal City, Calif.

Batman Begins came in a close second, with nine nominations. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire each received eight nominations.

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Tilda Swinton: Queen of Mean

Tilda Swinton was born to play a villainess — or so she says. “It was really, really easy,” says Swinton, also known as Jadis, the cold-blooded White Witch who terrorized characters in last month’s Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

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